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[WATCH] Every day should be Valentines Day, say Polokwane’s elders

Valentine’s Day is fairly popular among the younger generation, but do older people celebrate it and how do they do it?

POLOKWANE – Many elderly people do not celebrate the day and have never done it, but people living at Martha Hofmeyr Old Age Home really appreciate those who think of them on 14 February. It makes them feel loved and valued. Some residents said they used to celebrate the day, but others said every day with their spouses was a Valentine’s Day.

Commercialised or not, celebrating Valentine’s Day is very much alive and well and popular, even among the older generation. And, as one golden oldie said: “ It’s good to love, but better to be loved.”

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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